THE OBJECTIVES OF THE AFRICA INSTITUTE, A 3 1/2-WEEK SUMMER PROGRAM HELD AT A PRIVATE SECONDARY SCHOOL, WERE TO DEVELOP AN UNDERSTANDING OF A NON-WESTERN CULTURE, OF THE PROBLEMS OF EVOLVING NATIONS, OF THEIR ARTISTIC CONTRIBUTIONS, AND OF ONESELF IN RELATION TO OTHER CULTURES, AND TO IMPROVE RESEARCH SKILLS, CRITICAL THINKING, AND INDEPENDENCE IN…

The results of a questionnaire returned by 77 foreign graduates of U.S. advanced-degree agricultural programs are discussed. Areas covered included how the graduates felt about their U.S. education, what they are currently doing, and what type of assistance they need in their current jobs. (MLH)

The problem of educating foreign engineering students who will return to their home countries is discussed. Often these students are from economically underdeveloped countries, and they therefore may not be able to apply the sophisticated technology of their educational programs to the problems of their own countries. One suggestion is that these…

Until very recently the study abroad programs that approximately 32,000 American students a year participate in have not been properly evaluated as to the merits to be gained from studying in a foreign culture. Thus, the Federation of Regional Accrediting Commissions of Higher Education (FRACHE) established a Committee on Foreign Study to…

In January 1974, the National Association for Foreign Student Affairs undertook a survey of 52 U.S. four-year higher educational institutions with the largest foreign student enrollments, and a survey of a 20 percent sample of foreign students attending one private and six public institutions of higher education. Foreign student advisors on each…

This report is based on research to evaluate an 8-week summer orientation program for foreign graduate students. Based on this research and on the opinions of advising professors, it is evident that foreign students do experience a period of adjustment that varies from 1 - 2 semesters. The results indicate that foreign students profit…

The focus of this bibliography is the foreign medical graduate in the United States. Citations deal with this subject from several perspectives, including education of foreign medical graduates abroad, the flow of foreign medical graduates to the United States, and their training and utilization in American medicine. The references were compiled…

This report investigates the enrollment patterns and status of foreign students in the State University System of Florida. Data were collected by questionnaire and by consultation continued through a series of visits to all nine of the University System campuses. The report presents a review of trends, history of the consultation, review of the…

This report discusses the residence and migration of college students. Students coming from other states or countries are classified as inmigrant students, and upon leaving a state as outmigrant students. Information, primarily in tabular form, is presented on (1) all students in all institutions; (2) characteristics of institutions by control and…

The four papers in this volume of institute proceedings present: (1) a retrospective, subjective look at foreign-trained librarians employed in North American libraries and foreign students in North American library education programs, (2) statistical analyses of current policies and practices relating to the employment of foreign-trained…

The academic year 1971-72 marked the first time in 6 years that there was no significant change in the number of foreign students reported enrolled in U.S. colleges and universities compared to the total for the year before. The number of U.S. students reported abroad, on the other hand, was slightly higher than the total reported in 1970-71 and…

Describes the campus controversy that erupted when a college newspaper reported that many instances of cheating had been discovered among Middle Eastern students. Questions whether the newspaper story should have been published. (GW)

A Chinese student of American constitutional law looks at problems and prospects in the application of the American constitutional experience in China and encourages more comparative study of consitutional law. (MSE)

Describes the policy of Toronto's public schools toward foreign students during the pre-World-War-One era as promoting their assimilation into the city's Protestant, British-Canadian cultural milieu. Considers the roles played by educators, Protestant missionaries, and society in general in the assimilative efforts, and the attempts of foreigners…

American graduate schools need to sharpen their techniques when screening the growing group of foreign applicants requiring professional skills. An institution's admissions process can either enhance its overall institutional quality and prestige or seriously harm it in a short time. (MSE)